3 plead guilty to human trafficking in JoCo massage parlor sting

From U.S. Attorney John Wood's news release:

Ling Xu, also known as "Cherry," 46, Zhong Yan Liu, also known as "Lucky," 36, and Cheng Tang, also known as "Tom," 22, all citizens of China residing in Overland Park, pleaded guilty in separate appearances this morning before U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan.

Each of the defendants pleaded guilty to coercing persons to travel across state lines and national borders to engage in prostitution and illegal sexual services.

They also pleaded guilty to money laundering by wiring more than $500,000 from the proceeds of that unlawful activity to China. Xu also pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft for using the passports and identification of her female workers in order to make most of those wire transfers. All three defendants remain in federal custody.

Comments

[Truth Teller]

More people over here doing the job Americans are too lazy to do.

Ha Ha Ha.

Want some fries with that?

[Rosie]

Yes, I mean hai, I would like fries with that, mama san.

I dare you to use "Tom," "Lucky" and "Cherry" in a single sentence.

Was that your sister I saw out on Independence snapping her chewing gum and flagging down cars? And you said Americans were lazy. Tsk. tsk.

[Rosie]

TT, I'm just messin' wid ya.

[Gee]

Isn't "hai" the Japanese word for yes? Why would Chinese women be speaking Japanese?

[JUNGLE JIM]

Tom was lucky to get a cherry along with his massage.

[Steven]

Oh yes, modern day slavery is an opportunity for me to regurgitate trite jokes. Let's see, what can I come up with here. Oh wait, I just realized that this is actually a horrible crime. I guess that occurred to me because I'm not a total idiot. But anyway, big ups to stupid people. You all seem to rule the world, so keep up the good work.

[Eddy Haskel]

At least there was a happy ending.

Like Shaq said to Yao Min, "ching-chong-yang-wah-ah-soh"